INDICTED! – More charges in casino assault, stabbing, urinating incident
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
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A downstate couple have been indicted by the feds in connection with an alleged stabbing attack at the Odawa Casino and the woman was allegedly urinating at the craps table.
The alleged incident happened on January 15, 2017 at the Odawa Casino Resort at 1760 Lears Road in Petoskey, MI. Only the husband had been charged prior to the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Grand Rapids, MI on Thurs., Jan. 26, 2017.
Aaron Martin Vorac and Carla Michele Weiskopf of Emmett County, MI are facing federal charges involving the alleged assault of a tribal police officer.
Vorac was indicted on a federal felony charge of “forcible assault and infliction of bodily injury on a federal officer.”
Weiskopf was indicted on two federal charges, felony “forcibly assaulting, resisting, impeding a federal officer” and misdemeanor “disorderly persons” charge.
He allegedly fought with officers and allegedly stabbed on with an ink pen.
The second charge appears to be in connection with the alleged fray and urinating incident.
She is accused of being a “disorderly person, being intoxicated in a public place, and endangering the safety of another person.”
Read our original story – and/or scroll down to view the latest info we have including a defendant’s rights statement filed Friday for Vorac:
The charges were filed in the United States District Court Western District Of Michigan Southern Division.
The case was presented by Assistant United States Attorney Jeff J. Davis on behalf of the office of Acting United States Attorney Andrew Byerly Birge in Grand Rapids.
United States District Court Western District Of Michigan Southern Division
United States Of America, Plaintiff,
vs.
Aaron Martin Vorac And
Carla Michele Weiskopf,
Defendants.
_________________________________/ INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury charges:
COUNT 1
(Forcible Assault and Infliction of Bodily Injury on a Federal Officer)
On or about January 15, 2017, at the Odawa Casino Resort, 1760 Lears Road, Petoskey, in Emmet County, in the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, the defendant, Aaron Martin Vorac, did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede and intimidate a law enforcement officer of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, inflicting bodily injury on account of the performance of his official duties as Commissioned Deputy Special Officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
18 U.S.C. §111(a)(1)
18 U.S.C. §111(b)
COUNT 2
(Forcibly Assaulting, Resisting, Impeding a Federal Officer)
On or about January 15, 2017, at the Odawa Casino Resort, 1760 Lears Road, Petoskey, in Emmet County, in the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, the defendant, Carla Michele Weiskopf, did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede and intimidate a law enforcement officer of the Little Traverse
Bay Band of Odawa Indians, on account of the performance of his official duties as Commissioned
Deputy Special Officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, and such acts
involved physical contact with the officer.
18 U.S.C. §111(a)(1)
COUNT 3
(Disorderly Persons)
On or about January 15, 2017, at the Odawa Casino Resort, 1760 Lears Road, Petoskey, in
Emmet County, in the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, the defendant,
CARLA MICHELE WEISKOPF,
Was a disorderly person, being intoxicated in a public place, and endangering the safety of
another person and the property of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians.
M.C.L. §§750.167(1)(e) and 750.168(1)
18 U.S.C. § 1151
18 U.S.C. § 1152
18 U.S.C. § 13
A True Bill
____________________________________
Grand Jury Foreperson
Andrew Byerly Birge
Acting United States Attorney
___________________________________
Jeff J. Davis
Assistant United States Attorney
http://wgrd.com/angry-casino-goer-stabs-cop-after-his-wife-pees-on-herself/
Case Summary
1:17-cr-00039-RJJ-1 USA v. Vorac et al
Date filed: 01/26/2017
Date of last filing: 01/27/2017
| Aaron Martin Vorac (1) | ||||
| Office: Southern Division (1) | Filed: 01/26/2017 | |||
| County: Emmet | Terminated: | Reopened: | ||
| Magistrate Case: | 1:17-mj-00018-PJG | |||
| Count: 1 | Citation: 18:111.F | Offense Level: 4 | ||
| 18:111(a)(1), 18:111(b) ASSAULTING/RESISTING/IMPEDING OFFICERS/EMPLOYEES; forcible assault and infliction of bodily injury on a federal officer | ||||
| Defendant Custody Status: Released | ||||
| defendant: Aaron Martin Vorac | represented by | Michael Robert Bartish
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| defendant: Aaron Martin Vorac | represented by | Matthew George Borgula
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| plaintiff: USA | represented by | Jeff J. Davis(Designation Assistant U.S. Attorney)
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Case Summary
1:17-cr-00039-RJJ-2 USA v. Vorac et al
Date filed: 01/26/2017
Date of last filing: 01/27/2017
| Carla Michele Weiskopf (2) | |||||
| Office: Southern Division (1) | Filed: 01/26/2017 | ||||
| County: Emmet | Terminated: | Reopened: | |||
| Other Court Case: None | |||||
| Count: 2 | Citation: 18:111.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| 18:111(a)(1) ASSAULTING/RESISTING/IMPEDING OFFICERS/EMPLOYEES; forcibly assaulting, resisting, impeding a federal officer | |||||
| Count: 3 | Citation: 18:13-1500.F | Offense Level: 4 | |||
| M.C.L.:750.167(1)(e) and 750.168(1), 18:1151, 18:1152, 18:13 AGGRAVATED OR FELONIOUS ASSAULT; disorderly persons | |||||
| Defendant Custody Status: | |||||
| defendant: Carla Michele Weiskopf | |||||||
| plaintiff: USA | represented by | Jeff J. Davis(Designation Assistant U.S. Attorney)
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DEFENDANT’S RIGHTS
(in a Felony Case)
U.S. v.
Case No.
You have the right to have an attorney at every stage of this proceeding against you. You may hire your own attorney, or, if you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one to represent you at no charge.
You have the right not to incriminate yourself, that is, the right to remain silent at all times. Any statement you do make may be used against you at trial.
You have the right to have the charges against you reviewed by a grand jury. A grand jury consists of at least 16 and not more than 23 persons. The function of the grand jury is to decide whether there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed and that you are the one who committed it. If at least 12 grand jurors find probable cause, the grand jury will return an “indictment,” and the charges against you
can proceed to trial. If the grand jury fails to return an indictment, the charges against you may be dropped.
You have the right to plead not guilty and the right to a trial by a jury of 12 persons selected at random from this district. You are presumed to be innocent, and the government has the burden of proving you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
You have the right to a speedy, public, jury trial.
At trial, you have the right to testify (or remain silent), to present evidence, to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against you, to call witnesses in your own behalf, and to compel their attendance by subpoena.
You may plead any one of three ways: not guilty, guilty, or, with the consent of the court, no contest. If you refuse to plead, a plea of not guilty will be entered.
If you plead guilty or no contest, there will be no trial of any kind. By so pleading, you give up your right to a trial by jury or judge, your right against self-incrimination, and your right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against you and to call witnesses in your own behalf.
I certify that I have read and understand the above.
Defendant’s Signature
Attorney’s Signature
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